Economic Development Minutes 2018 01-02-18Page 1 of 3
APPROVED 2/6/18
UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Tuesday, January 2, 2018, 6:00pm
City Conference Room
In Attendance:
Committee Members
Chairman Ken Koch
Alderman Joel Frieders
Alderman Alex Hernandez
Alderman Carlo Colosimo
Other City Officials
City Administrator Bart Olson
Community Development Director Krysti Barksdale-Noble
Code Official Pete Ratos
Alderman Chris Funkhouser
Alderman Joe Plocher
Other Guests
Rob Getz, Pulte/Bristol Bay
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Ken Koch at 6:00pm.
Citizen Comments: None
Minutes for Correction/Approval: November 7, 2017
The minutes were approved on a unanimous voice vote.
New Business
1. EDC 2018-01 Building Permit Reports for October and November 2017
Mr. Ratos gave the report and said there were 5 single family permits, 4 B.U.I.L.D. and
14 commercial permits in October. In November there were 5 B.U.I.L.D., 1 single
family and 12 commercial permits. The yearly totals at this time are: 154 single
family,12 single family attached, one 2-story senior apartment building with 51 units and
1 senior living center with 73 units. No further comments.
2. EDC 2018-02 Building Inspection Report for October and November 2017
There were 315 inspections in October and most were single family homes with some
fence and deck completions. In November there were 250 inspections and many of those
were at GC Housing.
3. EDC 2018-03 Property Maintenance Report for October and November 2017
Mr. Ratos said 4 citations were adjudicated in October, including a $4,500 fine for weeds
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and $2,400 for commercial vehicles. Mr. Ratos had a discussion with the tenant
regarding these vehicles. In November there were 6 cases, including a dispute over city
vs. non-city property and items parked there. A fence will be erected to avoid further
issues. No discussion.
4. EDC 2018-04 Economic Development Update
Mr. Olson gave the report in Ms. Dubajic's absence. On December 22nd, the State
released an application for an industrial user site. The user requires 200 acres, railroad
access, etc. and the project would provide 300-400 jobs. The City will be submitting an
application which is due at the end of the week.
5. EDC 2018-05 Cedarhurst Final Plat
Ms. Noble said Cedarhurst had their preliminary plat approval as part of the final PUD
amendment. Cedarhurst included some additional items which appeared at the December
Planning and Zoning Commission and were recommended for approval. This moves to
the January 9th Council agenda.
6. EDC 2018-06 Bristol Bay Amended Annexation Agreement and Final Plat
Pulte wishes to delay a portion of the partially platted development because the market is
just not conducive at this time. Ms. Noble said portions of units 9 and 11 and all of units
10, 12 and 13 will be 'shelved'. Pulte is also requesting a letter of credit reduction to
$200,000 and they are selling the property to a holding company. The infrastructure is
still the responsibility of the property owner according to Ms. Noble. There was brief
discussion by committee members. This item moves to the Council for review of the
final plat and annexation agreement on January 9.
7. EDC 2018-07 Services Agreement for Building Plan Review and Inspections
An RFP has gone out for help in building inspections and plan review services. This
service would be used on as as-needed basis. Two of three responding companies were
interviewed and T&F was selected and has been used before. Fees will be paid by the
City and T&F's name will not appear on any documents. Ms. Noble said a fee
discrepancy had been addressed.
Mr. Ratos said there were 930 plan reviews in 2017, so the firm will be used when there
is a backup or illness. It will also avoid having to immediately hire full-time staff.
Large projects will be sent out while residential plans will be kept in-house and there will
be no cost to the developer. It is anticipated there will be 720 hours of need. Ms.
Noble will track the time, verify invoices and will do a comparison evaluation of the
service. Mr. Olson said a full-time position will be recommended for next year in
Community Development. This item moves to the January 23rd Council agenda for
contract revision verification.
8. EDC 2018-08 Property Maintenance Code – Section 302.8 – Motor Vehicles
Mr. Olson said this proposed modification would address the ticketing procedure of
unlicensed cars in town. Ms. Noble has information from other towns and Mr. Plocher
had provided information as well. Alderman Plocher said changes could be made and he
hopes that car hobbies would not be affected due to difficulty in getting parts. Some
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committee members noted that the cars should be kept in garages, storage or be covered.
Mr. Ratos said he considers a car operable if it has license plates and four good tires.
Mr. Olson said a 10-day notice is sent on cars in violation. The definition of an antique
car was also discussed. Mr. Ratos added that many citations are issued for cars that are in
need of repair and have sat idle.
Old Business None
Additional Business
Alderman Colosimo said he receives many calls regarding high gas prices in the city. He
noted that the city has no control over the price. Mr. Olson said that gas stations do
generate a fair amount of sales tax and that the MFT funds are based on a per capita
basis. Alderman Frieders said he had a conversation with a gas corporate individual who
said prices are determined by screen shots that are taken of area gas prices and then
averaged as well traffic counts in that area. The committee acknowledged the heavy
traffic counts at Rt. 47 and 34.
There was no further business and the meeting adjourned at 6:44pm.
Minutes respectfully submitted by
Marlys Young, Minute Taker